On Cinema

What happens to film franchises when action heroes age?

The shrinking world of the superhero franchise film.

On screen savage battles, middle-aged villains, decline and disease are reviewed by Robert Hutton

A pro-capitalist cinematic curiosity

The Dungeons & Dragons romp-com

Why planes make such a great setting for films

Tár is a film of moving ambiguities

Making romcoms modern: plausible obstacles to happiness and a broadening of vision

Jibaro is an artistic triumph

Stalag 17 followed by Frank Capra’s It’s a Wonderful Life is an ideal festive double-bill